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Ghulam Ahmed
Ghulam Ahmed
Born: 4 July 1922, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Died: 28 October 1998, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Major Teams: Hyderabad, Muslims, India.
Known As: Ghulam Ahmed
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1948/49
Last Test: India v West Indies at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1958/59
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 22 31 9 192 50 8.72 0 1 11 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 941.4 254 2052 68 30.17 7-49 4 1 83.0 2.17
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1939/40 - 1958/59)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 98 126 30 1379 90 14.36 0 57 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 9190 407 22.57 9-53 32 9
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A right arm off spinner of the highest class, Ghulam Ahmed was a gentleman cricketer. He represented India for a decade and with
Vinoo Mankad and Subash Gupte, formed the first great Indian spin
trio. While he blended well with the other two, he was a fine bowler
in his own right. Tall and slim, he bowled with an easy action and
had good command over line and length. On good wickets, he was
accurate enough to force the batsman to be watchful but even on
a slightly helpful wicket, he could be almost unplayable. He
proved this during the third Test against Australia at Calcutta in
1956 when he finished with ten wickets for 130 including seven for
49 in the first innings. He also played a leading role in shaping India's first Test victory at Chepauk in 1951-52. In England in
1952 he was the side's leading bowler taking 80 wickets in the
first class games (average: 21.92) including 15 (24.73) of the
39 wickets that fell to Indian bowlers in the four Tests. He
also toured Pakistan in 1954-55. An aggressive tail end batsman,
he scored 50 at No 11 against Pakistan at New Delhi in 1952-53,
adding with Hemu Adhikari a record 109 runs for the last wicket.
Ghulam also captained India three times, once against New Zealand
in 1955-56 and twice against West Indies in 1958-59 which proved to
be his last series. He was the bowling mainstay for Hyderabad for several years and captained the state for several years in the
Ranji Trophy. At one time he held the record for the highest number
of balls bowled in an innings in first class cricket - 555 against Holkar in 1950-51. In a two decade long first class career, Ghulam Ahmed took 407 wickets (22.57). Later he went into administration
and was the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
from 1975 to 1980. (Partab Ramchand)
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